ARC/APRC number format to be changed starting in 2020

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@ma3xiu1

Couldn’t find the original thread for this.

here.

MoI changed the ID Number format

https://www.immigration.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1354897&ctNode=29710&mp=1 Early news, but this is as definitive a statement as I’ve seen that TW gov is changing the ID number format used on ARCs to match the format used by citizens. the government has decided to change the coding format of the [ARC Number] to be in accordance with the coding format of the National Identity Card